maroon1
KK: [mǝˈrun]
DJ: [mǝˈruːn]
n.
- 逃亡黑奴
- 被放逐到孤島的人；孤立無援的人
vt.
- 把……放逐到無人島上；使孤立無援
vi.
- 帶帳篷旅行
- 闖蕩；閒逛
maroon2
KK: [mǝˈrun]
DJ: [mǝˈruːn]
maroon1
n.
- a dark brownish-red colour.
- chiefly Brit. a firework that makes a loud bang, used as a signal or warning.
Etymology
C17 (in the sense ‘chestnut’): from Fr. marron ‘chestnut’; sense 2 is so named because the firework makes the noise of a chestnut bursting in the fire.
maroon2
v.
abandon (someone) alone in an inaccessible place, especially an island.
Etymology
C18: from Maroon.
